Fabián Ruiz’s two goals drive Paris Saint Germain’s 6-0 Champions League win

Paris Saint Germain won 6-0 at Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League, with Fabián Ruiz scoring twice as the visitors led 4-0 at half-time. How did PSG take control? They scored four times in the opening 17 minutes and finished with 71% possession, 22 shots and 12 shots on goal.

Ruiz finishes a ruthless first half

João Neves opened the scoring in the 9th minute to make it 0-1. Désiré Doue then made it 0-2 in the 12th minute, assisted by Maghnes Akliouche, before Senny Mayulu made it 0-3 in the 13th minute. Fabián Ruiz completed the first-half surge with the 0-4 goal in the 17th minute, again with Akliouche providing the assist.

Ruiz struck again in the 50th minute, assisted by Vitinha, to make it 0-5. David Boly completed the scoring in the 78th minute, making it 0-6 after João Neves supplied the assist. Villarreal managed 13 shots and two shots on goal, while PSG’s expected-goals figure was 2.73 compared with Villarreal’s 0.61.

PSG extend their perfect league-stage start

Ruiz was the standout performer, receiving a 9.8 rating across 90 minutes. He recorded two goals and three shots on target. João Neves also scored once, assisted once and made four tackles.

Villarreal had entered with Loss, Win, Loss in their most recent three matches, while PSG had three successive wins. Before kick-off, PSG were ranked #1 with 9 points from 3 games and Villarreal were ranked #20 with 3 points from 3 games. PSG now have 12 points from 4 games and are provisionally #1, nine points ahead of Villarreal, who remain on 3 points from 4 games. Villarreal received four yellow cards to PSG’s one.